Sampling a well-travelled 1974 Ford 5000 tractor
Chris Graham on 14th June 2024
Jane Brooks takes a look at her husband’s venerable, 1974 Ford 5000, which is a very well-travelled tractor.
Ford 5000
A fantastic vintage hay-making day
Chris Graham on 28th February 2024
Jonathan Boaz reports from a vintage hay-making day at which there was a mouth-watering selection of old tractors and machinery in action.
Timber extraction using classic Ford and Fordson machinery
Chris Graham on 21st November 2023
We visit the Sussex/Kent border to meet a man who uses venerable, but well-maintained machinery for timber extraction and reforestation.
A classic Ford tractor in two different sizes!
Chris Graham on 14th February 2023
Jonathan Whitlam explains why, back in the mid-1970s, Ford decided to offer farmers the same tractor in two different sizes.
The fascinating history of the Muir-Hill tractor
Chris Graham on 24th January 2023
Jonathan Whitlam introduces the first Muir-Hill tractor that built on the concepts of the Northrop 5004 and made them truly successful.
Massey Ferguson’s ‘8’ line tractors in the spotlight
Chris Graham on 3rd November 2022
Jonathan Whitlam profiles Massey Ferguson’s ‘8’ line tractors, classics otherwise known as the Super-Spec range.
Muir-Hill tractor buying
Chris Graham on 9th August 2021
While a Muir-Hill tractor may not have the following enjoyed by similar County and Roadless models, it still offers an attractive alternative.
Roadless Ploughmaster 90 restored
Chris Graham on 11th February 2021
Tony Hoyland discovers a beautifully-restored, ex-demonstrator Roadless Ploughmaster 90 that’s been brought back to life in the most exacting way. Richard Mason with the Roadless Ploughmaster 90; the late-afternoon burst of sunshine really makes that fresh paintwork pop! I think…
